Massachusetts taxi drivers say surcharge on Uber is uselessAMI NewsWireFrank Conte, director of communications for the Beacon Hill Institute, a free-market think tank at Suffolk University in Boston, said the fee was a political compromise designed to provide some small compensation to an industry that no longer enjoys ...

State revenue growth is slower than expectedThe Boston Globe“We think that this might be a little bit transitory, and we think the numbers might improve,” said Frank Conte of the Beacon Hill Institute, which is seen as conservative leaning. “Revenue data does fluctuate quite a bit from month to month, so you ...

Hillary Clinton's faulty economic planDaily TimesA just-released study prepared by the respected Beacon Hill Institute for the Dallas-based National Center for Policy Analysis finds that Hillary's tax plan “would fund tens of thousands of government jobs at the cost of five times as many private ...

Massachusetts full-court press vs ExxonMobil on climate changeNewBostonPost (blog)Her office also issued a subpoena for documents and records from conservative think tanks such as the Washington-based Heritage Foundation and Boston's Beacon Hill Institute that have produced policy papers challenging the science behind various ...

Letters and comments, Aug. 11Winnipeg Free PressAccording to a study by the Beacon Hill Institute, restricting tendering processes and forcing workers to belong to one single union increases costs for projects by 12 to 18 per cent, which will cost Manitobans billions of dollars. According to the ...

North Dakota ranks high in business competitivenessINFORUMFor the fifth consecutive year, North Dakota has earned the nation's second-best ranking in business climate competitiveness, according to the 2015 edition of the Beacon Hill Institute's annual State Competitiveness reports. North Dakota achieved 20 ...

Oil-rich North Dakota touts pro-business rankingUPI.com... purse strings, the oil-rich state of North Dakota said it had one of the strongest business environments in the country. For the fifth year in a row, the North Dakota government said it earned the No. 2 spot in a competitiveness report from Beacon...

Baker administration scraps hundreds of state regulations in overhaulNewBostonPost (blog)“It's refreshing to see that an administration would take this task and try to address the cost-benefit in a general way,” said Frank Conte, the director of communications and manager of the State Competitiveness Project at the Beacon Hill Institute, a ...

November ballot question: Lifting the charter school capNewBostonPost (blog)As for the scientific evidence, the results are in. Charter schools improve student performance, and they do so convincingly. In 2011, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University found that charter schools outperform traditional schools at the ...

Attorney General Healey should resignNewBostonPost (blog)Locally, these include the Beacon Hill Institute and Acton Institute. According to The Boston Herald, the basis of the investigation is “deceptive business practices.” The energy company countered by filing a federal lawsuit claiming, rightly, that ...

Social impact bonds for public health programsNewBostonPost (blog)Given the enormity of the challenges, social impact bonds and pay for success models may be an infant industry worth nurturing. Frank Conte is director of communications at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University where he also serves as project ...

How North Carolina double taxes capital gains and what to do about it - Chatham Journal Weekly

How North Carolina double taxes capital gains and what to do about itChatham Journal WeeklyComplete repeal of state capital gains taxes would return about $500 million to N.C. taxpayers in 2017, according to the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. “If complete elimination is considered to be too big of a hit to the state ...

The public health 'nanny state'NewBostonPost (blog)Probably the most famous example of nanny state intervention in consumer choices was Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to ban the sale of oversize sugary drinks. After a court overturned the ban, one state legislator introduced a bill that would impose ...

CO2 Emission Levels Lowest Since 1993MacIverInstituteAccording to a joint report by the MacIver Institute and The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, the original Clean Power Plan proposal would have cost Wisconsin $920 million in 2030, increased electricity prices by 19 percent, and lowered ...

Donald Trump's Plan To Make Americans Poor AgainForbesThe study was authored by David G. Tuerck, professor and chairman of the Department of Economics, Suffolk University, and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, and Paul Bachman and Frank Conte of the Beacon Hill Institute. The impact of such ...

What Trump must do to win over conservativesNewBostonPost (blog)... learning more about “the whole Reagan era.” Indeed, he should learn more – and quickly at that. David G. Tuerck. David G. Tuerck is executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute and professor of economics at Suffolk University. Read his past ...

Millionaire's tax may hurt Bay State bizBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck, director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute, said the proposal to raise taxes on $1 million-plus earners from 5.1 percent to 9 percent will reduce small businesses' profit margins and “eat into the capital that's available to small ...

Punitive Trump trade plan would zap US poor, study saysNewBostonPost (blog)But the plan would backfire, and the pain would felt most keenly by the poorest U.S. households as prices for affected goods rise and scarcity grows, according to the study by researchers at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute in Boston. The ...

A city with a future is a city for familiesNewBostonPost (blog)A few years ago at a gathering of the region's economists, former city councilor, legal eagle and overall political savant, Lawrence DiCara observed a shift in the city's demographic. After years of worrying about a mass exodus of newly-minted college ...

The 2016 election and 'The Fable of the Bees'NewBostonPost (blog)The media are missing the point when they attribute the Trump and Sanders phenomena to unhappiness with the “establishment.” As for Trump, there is no Republican “establishment” – no clique of insiders who have let down their supporters by refusing to ...

Doubts over controversial construction methodCommonWealth magazineThe report from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, using data from several state agencies on nearly 100 school projects, said those built using the so-called Construction Manager at-risk method cost $26.49 per square foot more than those ...

Wisconsin Files Another Lawsuit Against EPA's Clean Power PlanMacIverInstituteEarlier this year, the MacIver Institute conducted a study with The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. The CPP would cost an estimated $920 million in Wisconsin by 2030, according to that study. Disposable income would drop by nearly $2 ...

Louisiana leaders should all fight Obama's carbon rule: Kevin KaneNOLA.comEarlier this year, the Pelican Institute released a report by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute assessing the impact of the proposed rule on Louisiana. Our study estimated that the cost of the regulation would be $258 million in 2030. Furthermore ...

The Argument: Should the state pursue a North-South rail link?The Boston GlobeFranklin resident, executive director, Beacon Hill Institute, and professor of economics at Suffolk University. There is a fan base for every conceivable infrastructure project, no matter how high the cost and how uncertain the demand. Such is the case ...

Economic prosperity in Utah, Arizona: What does the future hold?Deseret NewsFor example, according to the Beacon Hill Institute, Arizona's business climate ranks 23rd nationally while Utah's is 8th. And according to Forbes, Arizona's is 22nd and Utah's is first. Relative to Arizona, Utah's median household income is higher and ...

Stand up to Obama carbon ruleMilwaukee Journal SentinelAs we highlighted in a previous opinion piece, the MacIver Institute, in conjunction with the Beacon Hill Institute, issued a report assessing the impact of the proposed carbon rule on Wisconsin. Our study estimated the rule would cost Wisconsin $313 ...

Patrick pals still net big $$ despite Baker budget vowBoston Herald“I find it surprising and disappointing that the governor would keep these people in what would appear to be questionable jobs just to keep them employed as opposed to sending them back to the private sector,” said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill...

A Disgraceful Labor Law Ripe for RepealWall Street JournalAccording to a 2008 study by the Beacon Hill Institute, the prevailing wage set by the Labor Department is on average 22% higher than the going market rate. This gives unionized contractors an inherent advantage over low-cost competitors, especially in ...

Pope will lift spirits more than local economiesCNBCOne study by economists at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute estimated that that event brought a roughly $20 million hit to productivity. The huge crowds likely will also prompt some local residents to stay home, hurting businesses that depend ...

Paying for the rain: Boston eyes new stormwater taxBoston Herald... that it is in the habit of issuing decrees for environmental protection efforts without regards to the cost that those decrees are going to impose on business, consumers or property owners,” said David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill...

Outgoing child advocate to head youth protection unitBoston HeraldBut David G. Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, ripped the move, saying Healey has no business thrusting her office onto the turf of DCF and the Office of the Child Advocate. “The solution to the DCF problem is to get competent ...

States Are Right to Pressure EPA with 'Nullification' EffortsTown HallResearch conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute in multiple states demonstrates the impact of EPA's costly CO2mandates: Louisiana citizens would get socked with a 22 percent increase in their energy bills over 15 years, would experience a $181 million ...

States Are Right to Pressure EPA with 'Nullification' EffortsTown HallResearch conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute in multiple states demonstrates the impact of EPA's costly CO2mandates: Louisiana citizens would get socked with a 22 percent increase in their energy bills over 15 years, would experience a $181 million ...

Area legislators say tax holiday boon for business, consumersWicked Local EastonThe Retailers Association of Massachusetts recently commissioned a study from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University showing a tax holiday would result in a statewide $168 million increase in sales that would otherwise go to online vendors or ...

Sales tax goes away for the weekendDaily ItemA study conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy at Suffolk University for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts says otherwise, according to a release. The study found that the sales tax holiday is expected to boost sales by $112 ...

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 17:45:11

Westford, Littleton lawmakers mixed on tax breakWestford EagleThe Retailers Association of Massachusetts recently commissioned a study from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University showing a tax holiday would result in a statewide $168 million increase in sales that would otherwise go to online vendors or ...

EPA's Changes To Final Clean Power Plan Won't Help WisconsinMacIverInstituteAccording to a joint report by the MacIver Institute and The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, the original Clean Power Plan proposal would cost Wisconsin $920 million in 2030, increased electricity prices by 19 percent and lowered ...

Charlie & Marty's big (non-Olympic) ideasBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck of Beacon Hill Institute said the collapse of Boston 2024 last week means the Olympics now “won't crowd out discussion of all the other things that need attention.” “It's good that it's resolved,” Tuerck said. “I think the Olympics ...

There's trouble on the track to a seat on NTSBBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute said Scott is basically being rewarded for failure. “It's another example of President Obama's determination to use federal appointments to provide jobs for people who have shown their incompetence elsewhere in ...

As vote looms, concern raised over tax holidayBoston GlobeHurst pointed to a Beacon Hill Institute study commissioned by the Retailers Association that found a sales tax holiday this year would bring up to $231 million in retail sales to the state and create the equivalent of up to 860 new full-time jobs. He ...

Nearly 40 percent pay hike eyed for part-timersBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute said the $1.8 billion budget deficit Baker and lawmakers had to close this fiscal year “is equal to the sum of all these kinds of excesses.” “Considering the narrative of having a Governor's Council at all ...

Retailers press case for Aug. sales tax holidayWorcester Business JournalA new Retailers Association of Massachusetts study, conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, concluded that suspending the tax for a weekend in August would boost sales among Massachusetts retailers $168 million, add the equivalent ...

What is in the Kinder Morgan's pipeline proposal?wwlp.comBOSTON, Mass. (WWLP) – A Boston-based policy group said Expanding the natural gas pipeline in Massachusetts could do more than lower energy costs. The “Beacon Hill Institute” took a deeper look into Kinder Morgan's pipeline proposal. They found that ...

Economic benefit seen from pipeline in MassachusettsWorcester TelegramBOSTON - Analyzing a controversial pipeline that would bring Pennsylvanian natural gas into New Hampshire and Massachusetts, the Beacon Hill Institute found it would bring substantial benefits in construction jobs and lower energy costs to Massachusetts.

Clean energy backers now balk at paying the priceDaily Sparks TribuneEarlier this year The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston released a study of the economic impact of SB123 commissioned by the Nevada Policy Research Institute. The study estimated the bill, between 2015 and 2025, would cost Nevadans ...

Brittney Parker: Gov. Tom Wolf's budget not friendly to familiesAllentown Morning CallQuite the opposite, in fact: The Beacon Hill Institute's STAMP analysis estimates that, if the governor's budget plan is enacted, Pennsylvanians would miss out on almost 30,000 job opportunities next year. That would delay the aspirations of teenagers ...

Guest Editorial: Family ties or government bonds?The SentinelQuite the opposite, in fact: The Beacon Hill Institute's STAMP analysis estimates that, if the governor's budget plan is enacted, Pennsylvanians would miss out on almost 30,000 job opportunities next year. That would delay the aspirations of teenagers ...

Don't let the EPA badger WisconsinMilwaukee Journal SentinelThis is consistent with a report we conducted earlier this year at the MacIver Institute in conjunction with the Beacon Hill Institute. Our report found that the EPA's rule would raise Wisconsin's electricity prices by 19% and destroy nearly 21,000 ...

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:03:20

OP-ED: Family ties or government bonds?York DispatchQuite the opposite, in fact: The Beacon Hill Institute's STAMP analysis estimates that, if the governor's budget plan is enacted, Pennsylvanians would miss out on almost 30,000 job opportunities next year. That would delay the aspirations of teenagers ...

Mass. keeps No. 1 biz rankBoston HeraldMassachusetts ranks No. 1 in competitiveness for the eighth time in nine years, but rivals ranging from North Dakota to Texas are closing in, according to a new study by the Beacon Hill Institute. The Bay State continues to show particular strengths in ...

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:31:13

Misleading report fails to hide NC renewable mandate costsChatham Journal Weekly"The Beacon Hill Institute projected in 2009 that full implementation of the renewable energy mandate would cost the state almost 3,600 jobs, $57 million in real disposable income, $43 million in investment, and $140 million in real state gross ...

Toledo mayor to revise proposalToledo BladeA 2009 study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University on the other hand found that project labor agreements increased “the dollar amount of winning bids and increase final construction costs.” Councilman Theresa Gabriel, an independent and ...

Ohio lands on 'competitive states' listDayton Business Journal (blog)It also ranked states by new jobs, state tax climate and a state's rank on the Beacon Hill Institute's state competitiveness index. The list is a barometer of a variety of incentives, tax packages, available facilities and more for companies planning ...

Arizona competitiveness plummets in important national rankingPhoenix Business Journal (blog)Points are generated from data, such as new and expanded facilities, job creation, capital investment and scores on the Tax Foundation climate list, Beacon Hill Institute's Competitive Index and Career Readiness certifications per 1,000 people in the ...

Mon, 18 May 2015 10:47:29

Kentucky, Indiana rank as two of the top 10 most competitive statesLouisville Business First (blog)... new and expanded facilities opened in 2014, total capital investment and facilities per 1 million people. The magazine also ranked states based on their state tax climate, number of new jobs and rank on the Beacon Hill Institute's state ...

Wed, 13 May 2015 22:08:41

Scrapping the margins tax would benefit allFort Worth Star Telegram (blog)Based on dynamic economic analyses performed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Beacon Hill Institute and other researchers, Texas stands to gain between 41,500 and 129,200 new jobs. We can begin to seize on these remarkable economic ...

Thought Suppression Masquerading as TransparencyWall Street JournalThe letter from Kalin Jordan and Lindsey Berger claims that the Beacon Hill Institute promised its “corporate donors” studies that would lead to the repeal of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. In fact, we made no such promise. Rather, we ...

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 17:55:44

Letter: Stop the taxpayer waste on Middletown pump station projectMiddletown PressIn 2012 voters in Middletown approved a $37 million bond package to build a pump station and pipeline to connect to the Mattabassett District in Cromwell. However, in approving the referendum, few probably knew some of those tax dollars would be wasted ...

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 01:50:30

Businesses mixed on cost benefits of plastic and reusable bagsFoothills Focus“Paper bags are much more costly and reusable bags are also a lot more costly to the consumer,” said Tim McCabe, president of the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance. A 2010 analysis by The Beacon Hill Institute on Washington, D.C.'s 5-cent tax on paper ...

Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:28:30

Should the state adopt a single-payer health care system?Boston Globe (subscription)David G. Tuerck of Franklin, is executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute and Professor of Economics at Suffolk University. The continued unpopularity of Obamacare has led to renewed interest in the idea of a single-payer health care system ...

Op-ed authors' fossil fuel-funding claims false: ReaderJackson Clarion LedgerIn the op-ed "Flawed EPA report funded by fossil fuel interests" that ran in The Clarion-Ledger last week, the authors make the fallacious claim that reports on Environmental Protection Agency regulations produced by the Beacon Hill Institute and ...

Sat, 21 Feb 2015 05:06:03

As you were saying: Union-only deals drive costsBoston HeraldUnions say PLAs guarantee "labor peace," but another Beacon Hill Institute study, this one from 2009, looked at U.S. government projects initiated between 2001 and 2008, when PLAs were prohibited on federal jobs. They didn't find a single job that was ...

How EPA rules would choke NC economyNews & ObserverThe Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of implementing three rules that a new study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University says will not only substantially drive up the cost of energy in the Tar Heel State, but cost tens of ...

Proposed EPA rules will be detrimental to Wisconsin's economyWatchdog.orgAccording to a new report from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, the EPA's proposed carbon emission rules under the Clean Air Act would raise Wisconsin electricity prices by 19 percent ...

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 08:08:27

Paul J. Gessing: EPA rule changes will drive up cost of energyLas Cruces Sun-NewsThe Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of implementing three rules that a new study by the Rio Grande Foundation and Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University says will substantially drive up the cost of electricity in New Mexico. This ...

Federal EPA regulations pose potential negative effect on WisconsinChippewa HeraldIn a recent report released by the Beacon Hill Institute and the MacIver Institute, the cost these proposed rules changes will have in Wisconsin will be upwards of $920 million by the year 2030. The proposed costly rule changes are expected to go into ...

New EPA rules will kill Wisconsin jobs: columnWausau Daily HeraldAccording to a new report from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, the EPA's proposed carbon emission rules under the Clean Air Act would raise Wisconsin electricity prices by 19 percent ...

EPA regulations will hamper job growth in WisconsinWis OpinionAccording to a recent release by The Beacon Hill Institute and the John K. MacIver Institute, the average industrial ratepayer in Wisconsin can be expected to pay an additional $105,094 by the year 2030. Further, nearly 21,000 jobs may be lost in the ...

Wed, 04 Feb 2015 18:36:34

NYC bid for 2016 convention part of de Blasio's Brooklyn pushReading EagleCity officials estimated the 2004 convention's economic impact at about $250 million, an amount challenged by the Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University in Boston, which said the amount should be reduced to about $163 million, considering traffic ...

5 Investigates: Agencies spend millions to fight Inspector GeneralWCVB BostonDavid Tuerck, with the Beacon Hill Institute, said this is further waste of taxpayer dollars. "The purpose of these investigations is to uncover waste, fraud and abuse and here we have these very same entities wasting taxpayer money presumably because ...

Tax amnesty program nets $39 million - and countingEagle-Tribune"It's money the state wouldn't have had, but you don't want to be sending out a message to people that if you don't pay your taxes you can just wait it out for the next amnesty," said Frank Conte, a spokesman for the nonprofit Beacon Hill Institute...

Tuerck: Trickery of Obamacare laid bareBoston Herald... justices on the Supreme Court will prove to be far less gullible, in deciding the case now before them, than he believes the general public to be. David G. Tuerck is executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute and professor of economics at ...

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:50:25

Quotes of the dayHot AirDavid Tuerck, head of the Beacon Hill Institute and chairman of Suffolk University's Economics Department, calls it "damning" that a "gleeful" Gruber "brags" about making the law's less palatable parts intentionally obscure to get them past the ...

Obamacare architect blasted for 'deliberate deception'Boston HeraldDavid Tuerck, head of the Beacon Hill Institute and chairman of Suffolk University's Economics Department, calls it "damning" that a "gleeful" Gruber "brags" about making the law's less palatable parts intentionally obscure to get them past the ...

Ballot questions to hit economyBoston Herald... bottle deposits, repeal casinos, and require earned sick time have argued the questions will either help economic competitiveness or stunt job growth — and both are distinct possibilities, said David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill...

Does right-to-work pave way for progress?Kankakee Daily JournalBut there are other things you need to complement those decisions. You have to pay attention to the quality of schools and good infrastructure," said Frank Conti, the economist in charge of the State Competitiveness Project at the Beacon Hill Institute...

Election 2014: Think tank disputes RGJ tax storyReno Gazette JournalA free-market think tank in Boston named Beacon Hill Institute criticizes a story I wrote earlier this month looking at eight different reports on the potential effects of a new margin tax. That tax could be imposed on Nevada businesses with more than ...

Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:23:04

Dem governor better on fiscal issuesCommonWealth magazineThis was so significant that even the director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston think tank, said, "The governor has shown a great deal of political courage in taking this step." Republican Attempts at Reform In 1992, when Gov ...

Louisiana's business climate, LED ranks among top 10 in U.S.The Times-Picayune - NOLA.comJindal's office notes Louisiana now ranks higher in every national business climate ranking than it ever did prior to 2008, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, CNBC, DCI, Forbes ...

Margin tax could be small net positive for NevadaReno Gazette-JournalIt was paid for by the free-market think tank Nevada Policy Research Institute and done by the free-market think tank Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. The report says The Education Initiative will "lower private-sector employment ...

Delaware's entrepreneurs help drive economyThe News JournalDelaware was also ranked second in Business Incubation for 2013 in the Beacon Hill Institute's 13th annual State Competitiveness Report, and the 2014 Michigan Entrepreneurship Score Card ranked Delaware sixth in Entrepreneurial Change. This is no ...

Nine ideas for a new Contract with AmericaFox NewsThursday, Reince Priebus, the Dickensian-named Republican Party chairman, gave what he billed as a major address on "Principles for American Renewal." No one can accuse our political class of opposing recycling: amid paeans to the Constitution, ...

Regional Round-upBeloit Daily NewsDemocratic challenger Mary Burke says if elected her focus would be on tax cuts that benefit the middle class and working class families. The WPRI report was written by researchers at the conservative Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston.

Duey Stroebel says compromise vote by opponents cost $788 millionPolitiFactTo do the research, WPRI turned to The Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston-based research group interested in limited government. It tangled with environmental groups in Wisconsin in 2009 after criticizing the cost of efforts to fight climate change. The ...

Stroebel says compromise vote by opponents cost $788 millionPolitiFactTo do the research, WPRI turned to The Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston-based research group interested in limited government. It tangled with environmental groups in Wisconsin in 2009 after criticizing the cost of efforts to fight climate change. The ...

Patrick's office is restored, but at a high priceBoston Globe"It reflects the elitism that is so characteristic of him," David Tuerck of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute told the Boston Herald about Patrick's latest design adventure. There won't be much criticism of Patrick's new quarters coming from ...

Deval Patrick's luxury upgrade $2M over budgetBoston Herald"This is what you can expect from a lame-duck governor with other people's money to spend," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. "It reflects the elitism that is so characteristic of him and the other politicians with whom he identifies ...

Luxury upgrade $2M over budgetBoston Herald"This is what you can expect from a lame-duck governor with other people's money to spend," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. "It reflects the elitism that is so characteristic of him and the other politicians with whom he identifies ...

Study: Nevada margins tax cost — 3610 jobsLas Vegas Review-JournalThe Beacon Hill Institute study was critical of the proposed 2 percent margins tax, noting that it would be levied on any business making more than $1 million in annual revenue whether or not the company was profitable. "For firms operating with very ...

Laws cloak Cape Wind financesBoston Herald"What it amounts to is a huge subsidy by taxpayers," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "Taxpayers will never fully know what it's costing them — unless Cape Wind divulges how much they are receiving. Taxpayers have the ...

Thu, 15 May 2014 18:41:04

Twisting Tillis' Tax RecordFactCheck.orgPushing back against the ad, the Tillis campaign cites a seemingly conflicting analysis by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute for the conservative John Locke Foundation that, the Tillis campaign notes, concluded the reforms resulted in "tens of ...

Georgia named No. 1 most competitive state in USCoosa Valley News... performance in the Beacon Hill Institute's State Competitiveness Index and the number of National Career Readiness Certificates per 1,000 residents aged 18-64, according to ACT — Workforce Development Division, administrator of the ACT Certified ...

Revealed: ALEC's 2014 Attacks on the EnvironmentHuffington PostThe Beacon Hill Institute, based out of Suffolk University in Massachusetts, which is an associate member of the Koch-backed State Policy Network (SPN) -- as CMD and ProgressNow have documented -- has written a series of reports that have been released ...

Massport set to hike parking fees as payroll growsBoston Herald"They're not interested in losing one nickel on what they can squeeze out of people that park at Logan," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. "They're going to drive those rates to the point they get as much money as ...

Guest Opinion: Cost of Cape Wind: $2.5 billion and risingWicked Local TauntonIn 2006, the Beacon Hill Institute estimated the project would cost $1.2 billion. Just two years later, that estimate was increased by more than $1 billion. And in 2010, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office released its own estimate of $2.5 ...

WPRI 12 News Covers Rhode Island Project Labor Agreement ControversyThe Truth About PLAsBut research has found less competition and archaic and inefficient union rules increase the cost of construction projects subject to PLAs. Three studies conducted in New York and neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts by the Beacon Hill Institute...

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:24:02

LA County's plastic-bag ban is a law that works: LetterLos Angeles Daily News... it by specifying a minimum price for reusable bags, solving any possible problem from free bags. A 1-cent plastic bag tax will not work for California. Washington, D.C.'s 5-cent tax has cut plastic bags by only 57 percent, according to the Beacon...

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:52:00

First Read – February 25, 2014City & StateAn analysis from the Beacon Hill Institute included in a report on the tax from the Empire Center shows a complete phase-out of the tax would boost the state's gross domestic product by billions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed raising the current ...

Big bucks for MCCA staffBoston HeraldBut David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute, citing a $71 million operating loss in fiscal 2013, said, "I'm not sure why anyone's being rewarded in light of that kind of performance. For an entity that's running at substantial losses ... it's ...

New York's deadly death taxNew York Daily NewsRepealing the tax could ultimately boost the state's net economic output by $5.6 billion — five times the revenue it currently generates — and lead to the creation of nearly 10,000 additional jobs, according to an analysis by the Beacon Hill...

Utah Business AccoladesDaily Herald1 Most Competitive State for Business by Beacon Hill Institute. Utah listed No. 1 in Technology Concentration and Dynamism by the Milken Institute. Utah listed as the 3rd Easiest Place Nationwide to Start a Small Business by Thumbtack.com. Utah ...

What is the Payoff of Worcester's $14 Million Visitor Center?GoLocal WorcesterFrank Conte, a policy analyst for the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, contended the main economic upshot of the project would be dependent on the effect on neighborhood housing prices and businesses. "One way it may be successful is if it ...

Next governor must understand facts about project labor agreementsNew England Real Estate Journal OnlineStudies by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau have demonstrated that PLAs dramatically increase project costs. As a result, 17 states, including Maine and even union-friendly Michigan - have ...

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 03:08:34

PLA spells controversy for some buildersProvidence Eyewitness NewsOpponents of the labor agreements, including Powers, also claim PLAs add millions of dollars to the final cost, citing a report from the Beacon Hill Institute. "They (PLAs) absolutely increase the price from 12-18 percent," Powers said. But Mancini ...

Our Energy Future Requires Intelligent ConversationecoRI newsThe recently released report, entitled "The Economic Impact of Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Standard: How Energy Mandates Will Harm the Economy" and published in cooperation with the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at Suffolk University in Boston, ...

Betting on casino revenueBoston Herald"It appears the law was written without any clear idea of how the law was going to be enforced,' said David Tuerck, director of the Beacon Hill Institute. "And if that's the case, the Legislature needs to proactively designate someone to watch over ...

North Carolina got a broad tax cutAsheboro Courier TribuneA new study of its effects, published by the John Locke Foundation with the assistance of the Massachusetts-based Beacon Hill Institute, shows that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they ...

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:36:02

Testing Your Tax Reform Reading SkillsCarolina JournalGains for these low- and middle-income taxpayers are much greater when Beacon Hill Institute economists add the 2011 sales-tax decline into their calculations. For the lowest-income earners, total tax savings in 2015 will be $157 million. Total tax ...

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:01:22

Despite state's success with clean energy, challenges remainEnterprise NewsPaul Bachman, research director at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute for Applied Economics, says the network of pipelines needs to grow to be able to carry additional supplies of natural gas. "The problem right now is that infrastructure needs ...

Gov. Patrick proud to discriminateWorcester TelegramObviously Patrick has not read the studies by the Beacon Hill Institute, the Worcester Regional Research Bureau and others about the increased costs of PLAs, because he makes statements like this one: "We've used project labor agreements on large, ...

New Report Says Energy Mandates Will Cost RI $150M by 2020GoLocalProv"The Economic Impact of Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Standard: How Energy Mandates Harm the Economy," published by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity in cooperation with the Beacon Hill Institute in Massachusetts, projects that ...

Hood: Broad tax cutGreenville Daily ReflectorA new study of its effects, published by the John Locke Foundation with the assistance of the Massachusetts-based Beacon Hill Institute, shows that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they ...

NC got broad tax cutJefferson PostA new study of its effects, published by the John Locke Foundation with the assistance of the Massachusetts-based Beacon Hill Institute, shows that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they ...

NC got a broad tax cut, not hikeLaurinburg ExchangeA new study of its effects, published by the John Locke Foundation with the assistance of the Massachusetts-based Beacon Hill Institute, shows that the average household at every income level will pay lower state taxes in 2014 and beyond than they ...

Op-Ed: Comprehensive US tax reform can benefit the 90 percentDigitalJournal.com... while providing considerably higher revenues to the federal government, as a comprehensive analysis by Dr. David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston ...

The Fair TaxTown HallA study by Dr. David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, concludes that the FairTax-generated revenues would have exceeded actual revenues by $171 billion in ...

Weaned off coal, state still faces challengesMetroWest Daily NewsBOSTON - Massachusetts' electricity producers over the years have weaned the state from coal-generated power to a more eco-friendly mix of natural gas, hydropower and a growing list of alternative sources from wind to solar power. The shift earned the ...

Despite Massachusetts' success with clean energy, challenges remainAttleboro Sun ChroniclePaul Bachman, research director at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute for Applied Economics, says the network of pipelines needs to grow to be able to carry additional supplies of natural gas. "The problem right now is that infrastructure needs ...

Experts: Audit of BRA must go back yearsBoston Herald... before it, and what kinds of pressures it may have succumbed to that were political as opposed to substantive," said David G. Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research and an economics professor at Suffolk ...

'Roadrunner' Vs. 'Dream On': Does Mass. Need More State Symbols?WGBH NEWS"I don't think that this is the sort of thing that raises respect for the legislature," said David Tuerck executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, the research arm of the Economics Department at Suffolk University. "The problem with this sort ...

Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:01:32

Same-sex marriage, KCI, ObamacareKansas City StarIf true, they need to look at the study done by the Beacon Hill Institute titled "The Economic Effects of Massachusetts Health Care Reform." It concluded that Romneycare has driven up health-care costs in Massachusetts and cost the state thousands of ...

Bay State's jobless rate now higher than USBoston Herald... D.C., but that may not be fair. The state economy also relies on trade with Europe and Canada, which may also be a factor. "Attributing everything to the sequester and the shutdown is a little overwrought," said Frank Conte of the Beacon Hill...

BRA to give 'blighted' tax break to Garden complexBoston Herald"It's a mistake to offer any tax breaks for economic development purposes," said David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute. "The better policy would be to have a tax rate that is low enough to encourage economic development without ...

La. makes jump in national small business rankingKnoe.comIn every major business climate ranking, Louisiana stands higher today than it ever did before 2008, including rankings by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real Estate and ...

Experts See Rising Tax Collections In Mass.WBURThe Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University on Wednesday predicted fiscal 2014 state tax collections will grow 5.3 percent and tax receipts in fiscal 2015 will surge by 7.9 percent, driven by growth in personal income. "Both the U.S. and ...

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:27:52

Bring in the frowns: It's revenue-day at the State House!Boston Business Journal (blog)Perhaps it would be unfair to highlight the more laughable forecasts offered by the hearing's mainstays, be it Mike Widmer at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation or David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute or Alan Clayton-Matthews at Northeastern ...

Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:10:50

Olympic dreamin'Boston HeraldAt one point prior to the convention Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute estimated the city would lose $12.8 million in economic activity (and productivity) as a result of the convention. This trip down memory lane is brought to you even as a ...

What Beacon Hill has in store for you this weekCape Cod TodayTaxpayers Foundation President Michael Widmer, Dr. Michael Goodman of UMass-Dartmouth, Dr. Karl Case of Wellesley College, three officials from the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission, Dr. David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute, ...

Save Obamacare: Tax the French!Town Hall"Under RomneyCare, the state shifted half the costs to the federal government and most of the other half to individual families and policy holders," said David Tuerck, Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank that ...

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:11:53

The Saturday Morning Post: Quick hits on politics & more in RIProvidence Eyewitness News (blog)The national examination will include the Beacon Hill Institute's Jonathan Haughton, the Tax Foundation's Joseph Henchman, the Camelot Index's Melissa Loeb and Urbanophile.com's Aaron Renn. The local panel will be an update from two Chafee ...

Collectors union boss gets free ride on PikeBoston Heraldsaid David Tuerck, executive director the Beacon Hill Institute, who called allowing the freebie to survive the bargaining table "a dumb mistake." "If this kind of stuff is going on, then it raises questions about the competence of the authorities who ...

Save Obamacare: Tax the French!Town Hall"Under RomneyCare, the state shifted half the costs to the federal government and most of the other half to individual families and policy holders," said David Tuerck, Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank that ...

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:56:59

Louisiana rises to no. 6 in National Business Climate RankingDonaldsonville ChiefIn every major business climate ranking, Louisiana stands higher today than it ever did before 2008, including rankings by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities,Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real Estate and ...

Louisiana rises to no. 6 in National Business Climate RankingWeekly CitizenIn every major business climate ranking, Louisiana stands higher today than it ever did before 2008, including rankings by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities,Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real Estate and ...

Louisiana rises to no. 6 in National Business Climate RankingDonaldsonville ChiefIn every major business climate ranking, Louisiana stands higher today than it ever did before 2008, including rankings by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities,Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real Estate and ...

Economist touts benefits to R.I. of abolishing state sales tax/ PollThe Providence JournalThe retail and wholesale sectors would see the largest employment gains, but the gains would also spread to sectors such as real estate, health services, food services and arts and entertainment, said Paul Bachman, director of the Beacon Hill Institute...

Time to Play: "Hey Quick! What's More Pathetic?"Town Hall"Under RomneyCare, the state shifted half the costs to the federal government and most of the other half to individual families and policy holders," said David Tuerck, Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank that ...

Martin Walsh, long a labor leader, talks of broader balanceBoston GlobeThe Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative research group, compared school construction costs in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York, and found the agreements increased costs by 14 percent. "We have found no evidence anywhere that PLAs ...

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 18:22:30

RI sales tax panel to hear from Boston researcherThe Providence JournalThe sales tax commission is scheduled to meet Monday at the Statehouse for a presentation from Paul Bachman, director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute, which is a research group affiliated with Suffolk University in Boston. Bachman has studied ...

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:22:05

Economist touts benefits to R.I. of abolishing state sales tax/ PollThe Providence JournalThe retail and wholesale sectors would see the largest employment gains, but the gains would also spread to sectors such as real estate, health services, food services and arts and entertainment, said Paul Bachman, director of the Beacon Hill Institute...

Task force to examine RI sales taxTurn to 10The sales tax commission is scheduled to meet Monday at the Statehouse for a presentation from Paul Bachman, director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute, which is a research group affiliated with Suffolk University in Boston. Bachman has studied ...

Sales Tax study commission sets Oct. 21 hearingWarwick BeaconPaul Bachman, director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute, the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston, is scheduled to testify before the legislative commission studying the Rhode Island sales tax when it ...

Sales Tax study commission sets Oct. 21 hearingJohnston Sun RisePaul Bachman, director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute, the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston, is scheduled to testify before the legislative commission studying the Rhode Island sales tax when it ...

NEWS: Sales tax study commission to meet MondayWPROPaul Bachman, director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute, the research arm of the Department of Economics at Suffolk University in Boston, is scheduled to testify in favor of cutting the sales tax. The 13-member study commission was created ...

Wed, 02 Oct 2013 13:02:40

Should Denver and New York City implement a plastic bag tax?Washington Post (blog)Two years after Washington, D.C., started taxing plastic bags, their use had fallen by two-thirds, according to a study [pdf] conducted by the center-right Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. Bag tax supporters frequently cite the decline in ...

Commentary: Bubba's boondoggle will hurt GeorgiansSavannah Morning NewsAs a result, one academic study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University estimates that the RPS will increase electricity costs by $1.8 billion and result in the loss of 3,500 jobs by 2021. Indeed, RPS' high costs have major spillover effects ...

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 04:06:43

Gov's office jumps to defend Andrea CabralBoston HeraldBut David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute said taxpayers have a right to know what Cabral is actually doing while on the job and that leaving her meetings, actions and activities off the calendar is a troubling practice. "Failing ...

Maine budget will always be a mixed bagBangor Daily NewsThey were a major step in the right direction for our state and were estimated by the nonpartisan Beacon Hill Institute at Boston's Suffolk University to generate enough economic activity to create 3,700 new Maine jobs by 2015. The budget also softens ...

State adds jobs in May but unemployment rate inches upBoston HeraldStill, the Beacon Hill Institute, a Suffolk University-based think tank, said the state remains well positioned compared to the rest of the country. "The Massachusetts jobs picture continues to improve with the state's unemployment rate a full 1 ...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:36:28

The cost of requiring more renewable powerBangor Daily NewsAccording to the Beacon Hill Institute, the current RPS mandates in Maine will raise the cost of electricity in the state by $145 million by 2017, with an average annual increase of $80 for individuals and $615 for commercial businesses. This isn't ...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:01:52

Group advocates killing sales taxWarwick Beacon... Series with the Boston Red Sox, began promoting the idea of eliminating Rhode Island sales tax almost a year ago when the Center purchased the economic modeling tool, State Tax Analysis and Modeling Program (STAMP), from Beacon Hill Institute.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:27:46

Representative Dan Flynn calls for additional tax reliefKETKIn a study for the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute (TCCRI), the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University (BHI) estimated that, by 2017, a 50 percent rate reduction would lead to 16,200 new jobs, $1.9 billion in new investment, and $4 ...

Zedler joins in calling on Governor to reduce business taxArlington VoiceThe letter, which was coordinated by the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute (TCCRI), relied on data from a study performed by the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at Suffolk University. The BHI study estimated that by 2017, a 50 percent rate ...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:25:00

Here's why business tax cuts work: As I See ItPennLive.comA new analysis sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation and conducted by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute demonstrates exactly how Corbett's tax reform plan will put Pennsylvania on the path to prosperity. Specifically, the plan examines the ...

LEGISLATURE: Legislators calls for additional tax reliefYour Houston NewsIn a study for the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute (TCCRI), the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University (BHI) estimated that, by 2017, a 50 percent rate reduction would lead to 16,200 new jobs, $1.9 billion in new investment, and $4 ...

McMahon: New York State is a terrible place to start a businessNewsdayWhile some groups have been criticized for basing their economic report cards too heavily on taxes, the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute produces a State Competitiveness Index that also weighs human resources, technology, business incubation and ...

No, New York Beats California in Sprint to Last PlaceBloombergWhile some groups have been criticized for basing their economic report cards too heavily on taxes, the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute produces a State Competitiveness Index that also weighs human resources, technology, business incubation and ...

Study: Unions Warping State Finances for Their Own GainBudget & Tax NewsWhen politicians have the choice between raising taxes and cutting benefits for public sector employees, they choose to ignore both, according to a new Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University study, "The Public Sector 'Union' Effect: Pushing Up ...

Swine waste-to-energy project takes offGreater Wilmington Business JournalA 2009 study, "The Economic Impact of North Carolina's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard," co-sponsored by the John Locke Foundation and the Beacon Hill Institute, predicted that the law would cost consumers more than the ...

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:02:06

The TickerBoston HeraldThe state GDP grew 2.2 percent in 2012, ranking 19th in the nation, and less than the 2.5 percent growth of the entire country, according to the Beacon Hill Institute. Real estate and manufacturing made the biggest gains, contributing more than half of ...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:04:32

Corbett is right: Tax reform means jobsTribune-ReviewA new analysis sponsored by the Harrisburg-based Commonwealth Foundation and the Beacon Hill Institute in Massachusetts demonstrates exactly how the governor's tax reform plan will allow Pennsylvania to prosper. If the reforms pass this year, we ...

Wed, 29 May 2013 08:42:34

Our view: State's investment strategy: Take more of our moneyThe Salem NewsBut a new study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University found the Legislature's "investments" won't pay off for average citizens of Massachusetts. In fact, they'll hurt them. The study said the half-billion dollar tax plan favored by House ...

Wed, 29 May 2013 05:53:26

Will the House leadership lose the GOP majority?Beaufort ObserverA peer-reviewed study study by economists at the Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University in Boston for the John Locke Foundation made the same case. "There's a lot of money involved there, a lot of policy" that drove the opposition to H.B. 298 ...

Report: As public sector unions grow, so does state government debtBoston Business Journal (blog)States with more unionized workforces face higher government debt burdens, according to a study to be released today by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. The study by the conservative thinktank found 1 percentage point of public sector ...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:41

Study: Tax hikes will reduce jobs, cut into household incomeThe SunThe Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University concluded the tax plan favored by House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray would do less to diminish economic activity than the $1.9 billion proposal recommended by Gov.

Sales Tax Repeal Hearing Wednesday to Feature National ExpertsGoLocalProvJan Mailik (D-67) as well as Paul Bachman, from the Beacon Hill Institute, which developed the STAMP modeling program that produced the job and revenue projections used in the Zero.Zero reports. In addition, the Center's CEO, Mike Stenhouse; and the ...

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:58:01

BEACON HILL BRIEFING: Time to define 'living wage'Wicked Local KingstonLast year, we were identified as a "future boom state," by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, telling us that we will continue to do better than we are today. And we secured the top spot, once again, on the 12th annual Beacon Hill Institute's State ...

Texas named Site Selection's most competitive state in U.S.San Antonio Business Journal (blog)... in the corporate real estate executive portion of the 2012 Site Selection Business Climate Ranking, its performance in the Beacon Hill Institute's State Competitiveness Index, and the number of National Career Readiness Certificates per 1,000 ...

Why I Am Signing Marriage Equality Into LawNew York TimesThe technology is there as well, with our state's broadband speed and coverage ranked among the nation's best. The Beacon Hill Institute's most recent State Competitiveness Report also placed Rhode Island fifth among all states in the technology category.

Researcher challenges business climate data criticismDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)The Beacon Hill Institute's business-climate competitiveness study was part of a report from Peter Fisher, an economist at the Iowa Policy Project in Iowa City, and released by Good Jobs First, based in Washington, D.C. Both are nonprofit research groups.

Washington State Dems Drop Beer TaxHealth Care NewsThe Washington Policy Center, a free market think tank, recently conducted an analysis with the help of the Beacon Hill Institute and found the tax plan would result in the loss of thousands of private sector jobs. Though not as many jobs would be lost ...

Climate change deniers strike out – even in energy-rich KansasChristian Science MonitorGrover Norquist, the powerful antitax lobbyist, joined the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity and Beacon Hill Institute to trumpet a deeply flawed study that claimed that meeting the state's renewable electricity standard would increase electricity ...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:18:03

Time for serious tax restructuring in VirginiaFairfaxtimes.com... for Improving Virginia's Economy, was researched by Chmura Economics and Analytics of Richmond and the computer model was built to test various scenarios for this tax restructuring concept by the economists at the Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) at ...

To the Legislature: Stand your groundBoston GlobeThe Beacon Hill Institute has issued reports over the last 12 years in which we compare Massachusetts' competitiveness against that of the other 49 states. Patrick has noted on several occasions that Massachusetts usually ranks first on our ...

Under 50 and grabbing state pensionsBoston Herald"The pension system is not sustainable," said Beacon Hill Institute's Frank Conte. "We need to look at freezing the current system and protecting people on the system now. Going forward, we need to find a new system, like 401(k)s. You cannot continue ...

False picture on renewable energy - Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee Journal SentinelOne such report, prepared by Beacon Hill Institute, a Massachusetts think tank that is openly hostile to pro-renewable energy policy, surfaced in Wisconsin last week. Like all its other reports on state energy policy, the analysis is a heavy-handed ...

Take these jobs and love itBoston HeraldThose cuts stand to have a greater impact here than in other states because Massachusetts receives a disproportionate amount of federal funding for research, health care and defense, Nakosteen said. Frank Conte of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk ...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:07:49

Ex-sheriff Andrea Cabral's $12G in vacation payout questionedBoston Herald"It sounds like her department paid her the money because they wanted to," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "This is taxpayer money that they're handing out. If it was a private firm and they felt a sense of gratitude ...

Letter: The 'Fair Tax' would increase giving to charityTCPalmBeacon Hill Institute's research shows passage of the FairTax HR25 increases charitable giving by 2.4 percent within 10 years and almost 5 percent within 20 years. In data provided by David Tuerck, Beacon Hill Institute, in 2009 the FairTax would have ...

Senate Democrats launch income tax proposalSequim GazetteJason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center claimed that 67,810 private and public sector jobs would be lost by 2016 due to the impact an income tax would have on businesses, according to an economic model created by the Beacon Hill Institute of ...

Mass. may get hosed by $5 gas next yearBoston Herald"I would be surprised if we get $5 gasoline this year, but maybe in a year we could, absolutely we could," said Jonathan Haughton, senior economist at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "We'll get there even faster if Gov. Patrick puts in a ...

Experts debate renewable energy costsTopeka Capital JournalMichael Head, research economist with Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, said renewable energy generation from wind, solar and other sources was less efficient and cost more than conventional coal, natural gas and nuclear options. "In order ...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:25:39

Sandy's Union WindfallWall Street JournalA study by the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University showed PLAs increased construction costs by 12% to 18% on state projects compared to similar projects that didn't engage in union favoritism. And that was for states that have ...

Biz to Prez: focus on recoveryBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank, said he hopes the president will talk about tax reform — not tax increases — and avoid talking about green energy "and other pursuits that are not going to grow ...

US Citizen: Tired of big governmentThe State Journal-Register (blog)-Ranks 44th in the State Competitiveness Report by the Beacon Hill Institute. -Ranks 40th in the Small Business Survival Index by the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. -Ranks 48th for Economic Performance in 2012 by American Legislative ...

Road plan signals more jobs by hiking gas tax, cutting income taxKansas WatchdogThe economic model for the Jefferson plan was developed by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. And it clearly opposes McDonnell's bid to abolish the gas tax. "Raising the sales tax, even when offset by eliminating the gas tax ...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:09:02

'Regressive' sales tax is a relative termNews & ObserverOr, as economists from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University concluded, "The people in the lowest income deciles are not necessarily poor." Economist Milton Friedman and a majority of economists since have used this fluctuating income life ...

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:31:21

No taxpayer relief anytime soon from jackpot state pensionsMy Fox BostonFOX Undercover's Mike Beaudet asked Michael Head of the Beacon Hill Institute. Head is studying the cost to taxpayers of the state pension system. "That's going to be a pension that taxpayers are going to be paying for a long time. And he's not the ...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:04:32

As tax hikes loom, gov's budget growsBoston Herald... proposed tax increases, they may wish to note he has been increasing state spending on his own office at a rate that is twice the rate at which state personal income has grown since he was first inaugurated," said David G. Tuerck of The Beacon Hill...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:03:52

Op-Ed: Cordato - A tax fix that's right for North CarolinaFayetteville ObserverAccording to an independent analysis by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute, a North Carolina USA Tax at 8.5 percent would create 80,000 jobs in its first year of implementation, with thousands of additional jobs created in future years. If full ...

Reform taxes, but don't burden businessesJefferson PostAccounting for some dynamic effects, we are currently proposing a revenue-neutral tax rate of 8.5 percent. According to an independent analysis by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute, a North Carolina USA Tax at 8.5 percent would create 80,000 ...

Pro-union bill benefits no oneNorthJersey.comNational University System Institute for Policy Research found PLAs increased New York and California school projects by around 15 percent, and the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University found those projects cost 20 percent more. Both institutes ...

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:49:39

ALEC to Attack North Carolina Renewable Energy InitiativesTruth-OutAs part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Network. Both groups have received donations from foundations ...

Massachusetts Gov. wants to lower sales tax, increase income taxCPA Practice AdvisorBut, Frank Conte, a policy analyst at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute, said its study shows the governor's tax hike would cost the state 8,500 jobs and cause thousands of people to move out of Massachusetts. "I think its clear that the ...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:10:40

Experts say higher income levy could kill 19500 Mass. jobsBoston Herald"The governor's tax plans could put a serious halt to the improving trend," Frank Conte of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute said of Patrick's plan to raise the state income tax from 5.25 percent to 6.25 percent. "The tax package could cost ...

Experts: Gas tax hike lesser of evilsBoston Herald"The place to raise them is on gas," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "All the other options ... are harmful to economic growth and they'll worsen our competitiveness." Patrick finally will reveal how he plans to raise ...

ALEC to Attack North Carolina Renewable Energy InitiativesDe Smog Blog (blog)As part of its effort to roll back renewable standards, ALEC is citing economic analyses of state policies co-published by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute and the State Policy Network. Both groups have received donations from foundations ...

Good revenue message should prompt tax cutsFort Worth Star TelegramIn a study for the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University underscored the impetus for legislative action: "The governor and new legislature should take tax reform seriously in the upcoming term ...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:38:55

MCT: Brownback hoping tax cuts lure businessThe Garden City TelegramThe tax changes should deliver 33,430 additional jobs in Kansas by mid-2018, according to the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. Its analysis appeared in a report last July from the Kansas Policy Institute in Wichita, which ...

Brownback's tax cuts bet on economic growth in KansasKansas City StarThe tax changes should deliver 33,430 additional jobs in Kansas by mid-2018, according to the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. Its analysis appeared in a report last July from the Kansas Policy Institute in Wichita, which ...

Some Beacon Hill staffers get double-digit raisesThe SunDeLeo spokesman Seth Gitell, who got a 10 percent hike, said even with the raises, the House payroll is 10 percent lower than in 2009. Republican staffers also got raises, one as high as 31 percent. David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill...

Automatic pay cut kicks in for State House polsBoston Herald"I always thought it was a bad idea for legislators' pay to be tied to personal income," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute, "because it insulates them from responsibility for their salaries. We have better government if ...

Don't Burden the Energy Industry With New TaxesU.S. News & World Report (blog)Among those from other institutions were Donald Luskin of Trend Macrolytics, Richard W. Rahn of the Institute of Global Economic Growth, David J. Theroux of the Independent Institute, and David G. Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University.

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:16:30

State Roundup: 2012 Ends with Harrisburg Debt Under ScrutinyPatch.com"The law mandates that you use a more costly form of energy production, which will drive up costs," said Michael Head, a research economist for the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, a free-market think tank that conducted the study. All told ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:35:25

PA Week in Review: 2012 ends with Harrisburg debt under scrutinyPennsylvania Independent"The law mandates that you use a more costly form of energy production, which will drive up costs,"said Michael Head, a research economist for the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, a free-market think tank that conducted the study. All told ...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:18

Green-Energy Mandates Will hit PA's Poorest HardestPatch.com"A small increase in electricity prices is really going to hit them, as a share of their spendable income, much harder than the upper income groups," said Michael Head, a research economist for the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, a free ...

Pennsylvania Renewable Mandate Crushing State EconomyHealth Care NewsPennsylvania's renewable energy mandate will likely cost the state $2 billion per year during the next eight years, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University reports in a newly published economic analysis. Despite the high cost, the renewable ...

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:30:49

Study: Green-energy mandates will hit PA's poorest hardestKansas Watchdog"A small increase in electricity prices is really going to hit them, as a share of their spendable income, much harder than the upper income groups," said Michael Head, a research economist for the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, a free ...

Much value in project labor agreementsBoston Globe9): Researchers have rebutted the Beacon Hill Institute's claim that project labor agreements raise costs. Indeed, these agreements have been shown to be an effective way to manage and maintain time schedules and budgets, particularly for large ...

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:28:16

State tax collection 2 billion lessWWLP 22NewsThe Beacon Hill Institute estimated a slower growth rate at about 1 percent. Both numbers represent declines in revenue that could pull the state into another recession. Sec. Jay Gonzalez says "This has been the longest period of unprecedented decline ...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:56:47

State: 'New fiscal reality' declared as revenues lagThe SunDavid Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, offered the most pessimistic outlook, suggesting growth would remain stagnant at less than 1 percent for the remainder of the fiscal year, and produce revenues of $22.2 billion in fiscal ...

Rep. James McGovern won't ID others he's backedBoston Herald... that public officials, and especially those who recommended her for her position, be eager to cooperate with the media in sharing letters of recommendation they've written for other people," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk ...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:49:58

Researchers see 'healthier' state tax revenueBoston HeraldState tax revenues are projected to be flat for the current fiscal year but rise next year, according to the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. The group estimates tax revenues will jump by 5.1 percent to $22.19 billion in fiscal 2014 ...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:13:33

How the Koch Brothers Manipulate Climate Change StudiesOilPrice.comIn a recent study undertaken by the Beacon Hill Institute, economist Michael Head admitted to the Washington Post that he and his colleagues manipulated the data to try and influence the results. Not necessarily anything huge, but just by leaving out ...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:47:00

Koch Brothers Fund Bogus Studies to Kill Renewable EnergyHuffington PostTo make its case, ALEC--whose members include major coal, oil and electric utility industry companies--cites analyses by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute commissioned by the Koch-funded American Tradition Institute and "free-market" state ...

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:31:02

Renewable Power Mandate Is Punishing Missouri Economy, Study FindsHealth Care NewsRenewable power mandates in Missouri are likely to cost state residents nearly $6 billion between now and the year 2021, economists at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University report. Electricity costs by 2021 will be 15 percent higher than ...

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:16:21

Letter: These aren't real conservativesConcord MonitorRe "Climate change skeptics take aim at state energy mandates" (Sunday Monitor front page, Nov. 25): The folks at the Heartland Institute, American Legislative Exchange Council and Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute must not have any children ...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:17:09

Renewable energy laws in cross-hairs of conservative groupsSTLtoday.com15 report from the Beacon Hill Institute, a free-market think tank at Boston's Suffolk University, that says Missouri's law will cause electric rates to rise 15 percent, costing the state thousands of jobs and diverting millions of dollars of private ...

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 05:12:29

OUR OPINION: Energy report content reflects who paid for itKennebec JournalA governor's spokeswoman said he did not know that the Beacon Hill Institute, which authored the study, was so connected to the oil industry. But, she said, it really doesn't matter. "The real issue isn't who funded the study," said Adrienne Bennett ...

The FairTax plan can solve US revenue problemsHouston ChronicleBy removing this revenue neutrality feature and simply using the proposed 23 percent tax rate, the Beacon Hill Institute estimates that had the FairTax been enacted in 2009 and 2010, it would have generated $171 billion more in 2009 and $267 billion ...

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:53:19

FairTax: The answer to our national, critical financial crisisMidland Daily NewsThese estimates, prepared by Dr. David Tuerck, chairman of the economics department and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, demonstrated the FairTax would have generated $171 billion more revenue in 2009 and ...

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 13:33:42

Mackinac Center expounds on state proposalsMidland Daily NewsHohman cited a Mackinac Center-Beacon Hill Institute study that concluded 10,540 jobs would be eliminated along with a 16.2 percent increase in utility rates. Proponents of the proposal state that a study done by Michigan State University claimed that ...

Fair Tax would be good for Huntsville and America (Op-ed)al.com (blog)According to estimates developed by Dr. David Tuerck, chairman of the Economics Department and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, the FairTax would have generated $171 billion more revenues in 2009 and $267 ...

THERESE MURRAY: The roadmap to growth, repair and opportunityThe Patriot Ledger... since January 2011, we must also remain No. 1 in education and veteran services and continue promoting a business environment ranked No. 1 among states by the conservative Beacon Hill Institute. That's my commitment to you and all of Massachusetts.

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:44:26

Practical solutions, positive results needed, says PetrykPierce County HeraldThe Tax Foundation and Beacon Hill Institute have also given Wisconsin positive marks for being "a great place to invest," he said. "This is all great news, and I just embrace it," said Petryk, adding such reports boost the confidence of state leaders ...

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:38:16

Half of Massachusetts lawmakers paid local taxes lateWCVB Boston... personal finances reflects on the ability to handle one's public responsibilities, and it's significant because those very officials are responsible for state tax policy," argued Dr. David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at ...

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Plymouth & Barnstable Senate candidatesWicked LocalAll of these efforts have resulted in the highest credit rating in Massachusetts history from all three international rating agencies and the top spot on the Beacon Hill Institute's State Competitiveness Report, thanks to our strengths and commitment ...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:08:42

Cutler running as write-in against Rep. UrbanThe Westerly SunBetween 2004 and 2011, all three indicators trend downward. Only one, from the Beacon Hill Institute, has any data points above a median value, which means that between 2004 and 2011, the state was below average in attracting and retaining businesses.

Cutler running as write-in against Rep. UrbanThe Westerly SunThe sources are the Small Business Survival Index, the Beacon Hill Institute, and Forbes magazine. Between 2004 and 2011, all three indicators trend downward. Only one, from the Beacon Hill Institute, has any data points above a median value, which ...

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:04:39

Murray for SenateCape Cod Times (subscription)You know things are going well for Murray and Massachusetts in general when the Beacon Hill Institute, not exactly a bastion of liberal think tanks, this year ranked Massachusetts tops in the country in economic competitiveness. "Massachusetts ...

Jobs picture brightens in Bay StateBoston Herald... percent in August — even as a separate survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated the Bay State added 5,100 jobs. Economist David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute said "the report shows a modest improvement in the jobs ...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 04:20:02

Suffolk Professors Hold Mock Presidential DebateSuffolk VoiceBoth Professors also work with The Beacon Hill Institute. Their expertise led the focus of the debate to be on taxes, the budget, and the current jobs situation. While those topics were heavily debated, 'Obamacare' and foreign policy also held a large ...

Maine's RPS: On the Rocks?Biomass Magazine (blog)This week, Biomass Magazine news editor Erin Voegele reported that a recent paper released by the Maine Heritage Policy Center and the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research said that Maine's renewable porfolio standard (RPS) is hurting the ...

LePage twists truth on renewable energy standardsBangor Daily NewsLePage quoted a report by the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Beacon Hill Institute that said Maine's current renewable energy standards — which require that some of the state's electricity be generated by renewable sources like biomass, wind, solar ...

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:04:37

Massachusetts Sets Global Cap on Health Care CostsHealth Care NewsAccording to a report by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, total health insurance costs have increased by as much as $6.1 billion since the passage of the 2006 law. Massachusetts currently spends more per capita on health care than ...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:30:47

LePage blames Obama, Angus King for Maine's higher energy costsBangor Daily NewsA recent report from the Maine Heritage Policy Center and Beacon Hill Institute affirms that Maine's RPS will raise electricity prices by 8 percent in the next five years. This mandate is an economic barrier that we simply cannot afford; it is hurting ...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:50:44

Scandal 'A total failure of the chain of command'Boston HeraldThe governor has to know his appointees are doing their jobs, and the appointees need to watch their own people," said David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative think tank. "A scandal of this magnitude calls into the ...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 19:50:48

Study: Proposal 3 Would Result in Lost Jobs, Higher CostsMichigan Capitol ConfidentialThe study, done by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and the Beacon Hill Institute in Massachusetts, also concluded that Prop 3 would lower disposable income in Michigan by $1.42 billion; reduce net investment in the state by $147 million and ...

Mackinac Center for Public PolicyMackinac Center for Public PolicyThe study's authors, economists Dr. David G. Tuerck, Paul Bachman and Michael Head of The Beacon Hill Institute, used an econometric model to evaluate the 25 percent renewable energy standard for electricity sales required under Prop 3. The authors ...

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:01:56

Worst job losses in yearsBoston Herald"Labor force participation is flat or slightly down in Massachusetts," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "We're not doing as badly as the rest of the nation, but it reflects that people aren't even bothering to look for ...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:01:57

Fallen health chief lands college gigBoston Herald"It would seem that one good way to get a distinguished position at a local university would be to preside over a scandal at a state agency," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. The news of John Auerbach's new gig in academia came just ...

It's time to dump the income taxCrain's Chicago BusinessThe estimates, developed by David Tuerck, chairman of the economics department and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston, demonstrate that the consumption tax would have generated $171 billion more in 2009 than ...

Federal report: Best jobs in nursing, tech, constructionFall River Herald NewsBut that doesn't mean there's no hope for good paying, middle-class jobs, said Paul Bachman, director of research at Suffolk University' Beacon Hill Institute. With new innovation will come specialized jobs required to build, repair and maintain new ...

Romney again endorses gov't-backed health care for allAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)In fact, a year ago the Beacon Hill Institute, a Massachusetts think tank, estimated that since 2006, the "federal government has spent an additional $2.418 billion on Medicaid for Massachusetts," and that overall, "The state has been able to shift the ...

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:38:07

Kill '25 by 25' Rule in OhioWheeling IntelligencerA study by the Beacon Hill Institute of Boston concluded that if the so-called "25 by 25" mandate remains in place, it will cost Ohio consumers $8.6 billion in higher electric bills between 2016-25. Another study warned the rule could cost the state ...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:47:13

New Report Examines Failed DC Bag TaxNational Review Online (blog)Two years after Washingtonians were forced to begin paying the much-lamented bag tax passed by the D.C. City Council in 2009, a new study released this week by the Boston-based Beacon Hill Institute (BHI) and commissioned by Americans for Tax ...

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:21:35

Big Events Don't Always Mean Big Payoff For HostsWFMY News 2He argues that when you figure in buying surveillance cameras, training police and handling problems with protestors like those that have happened at past conventions, the costs for cities quickly mount. A study by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk ...

DNC economic impact: Boom or bust?Charlotte ObserverAfter the 2004 DNC in Boston, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston said the city's net gain for the convention was marginal, at $15 million, because of lost business. It's also unclear how much DNC attendees will spend. The host ...

High unemployment means price hikes eat wage gainsBoston Herald"Wages are growing, but not fast enough to keep up with inflation," Paul Bachman, research director at Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute, which produced the report, told the Herald. "We have very low wage growth and, once we adjust for ...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:00:57

Pols' bad-behavior jokes not very funny to someBoston HeraldBut the Beacon Hill Institute's David Tuerck couldn't resist a zinger of his own: "It's more like gallows humor than Irish humor. It makes you wonder how many of the people yukking it up in that room will be there next year." This year's laughs began ...

Massachusetts Commute One Of The Worst In The CountryCBS LocalThe survey out of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute says Bay State drivers spend an average of 27.6 minutes getting to work. Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois, and New York are the only states where commuters spend more time on the road or rail.

Massachusetts Shows Healthier Business ClimateWAMCMayer continues In addition to employer confidence, a study by the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research at Suffolk University placed Massachusetts first in its annual State Competitiveness report, retaking the lead after falling in 3rd ...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:08:42

State income ranking puts Kansas high, Missouri lowKansas City Business JournalThe Beacon Hill Institute on Tuesday released its report, which is designed to measure the long-term competitiveness of US states. The report defined competitiveness as whether a state "has in place the policies and conditions that ensure and sustain a ...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:30:32

Guy Vander Linden Capitol News Update March 8, 2012Oskaloosa newsOn Wednesday, the Beacon Hill Institute released its annual survey of state economic competitiveness and rated Iowa as the eighth most competitive state in the nation. This is one step up from the state's ninth place ranking in 2010.

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:01:46

Should drive time trump all else?Boston.com (blog)Our beloved Bay State is practically tops when it comes to the amount of time people spend in their cars and on trains and buses going to and from work, according to a new survey by Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute.

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:36:01

Colorado ranked 3rd for economic competitivenessDenver Business JournalColorado is ranked third best among the 50 states in the Beacon Hill Institute's latest State Competitiveness Report, an annual comparison of each state's readiness for prosperity, released Tuesday by the Boston-based institute.

Tue, 6 Mar 2012 05:20:20

Mass. again best in USBoston HeraldBy Frank Quaratiello A new competitiveness index from Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute ranks Massachusetts No. 1 among all states based on a wide range of measures that Harvard Business School's Michael Porter calls "the microeconomic ...

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:25:45

Real hacks get passBoston HeraldThe Beacon Hill Institute's David Tuerck says, "It's a whole different kettle of fish in the private sector where if you pay someone more than they're worth the business folds." Does he consider "nonprofits" to be part of the "public" sector?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:25:35

R.I. fares poorly in business rankings, surveys showThe Providence JournalWhile the state ranked in the bottom five in surveys conducted separately by Forbes, CNBC, the Tax Foundation and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, it managed a decent showing -- 19th -- in a review by the Beacon Hill Institute.

What Were They Thinking at Health Affairs?Right Side NewsIn 2011, Tuerck et al. of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University estimated the total cost of RomneyCare at about $22000 for each newly insured person. Overall, the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy reports that spending per privately ...

Trial Courts' 9% pay hike sparking cry of injusticeBoston Herald"There's no justification for giving out 9 percent raises to anybody, not to mention public workers," said David Tuerck of Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute. "Under the current economic conditions, what we really need is for people to take ...

Watchdogs slam gov on cellphone dataBoston Herald"It's just another step away from transparency and toward a system that insulates elected officials from accountability to the public," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. "It's very predictable for politicians to behave this way.

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:26:10

Mitt Romney reframes himself as a 'severely conservative' governorWashington Post (blog)"Severely' conservative exaggerates his conservatism," said David Tuerck, who runs a free-market think tank, the Beacon Hill Institute, a short walk from the Massachusetts State House. "I know that he's desperate for everybody to believe he's a ...

Aaron Regunberg: Let's Make Rhode Island CompetitiveGoLocalProvThe Beacon Hill Institute, an economic research firm based out of Suffolk University, recently released its Tenth Annual State Competitiveness Report, which ranks the 50 states by their "policies and conditions that ensure and sustain a high level of ...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:04

Analysis: Budget tax, fee hikes to cost jobsProvidence Business NewsIt was developed by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University and is a five-year, dynamic, computable, general-equilibrium tax model. Chafee unveiled a $7.94 billion state budget for fiscal 2013 last month that boosts spending on local schools by ...

Study: Licensing rule cut number of real estate agentsBoston Herald... requirement put into practice more than a decade ago to improve the quality of real estate service has instead hurt real estate agents in the Bay State, according to a new study conducted by the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University.

Kennedy Greenway Executive Director Makes $185000 A YearCBS LocalDavid Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute says the agency needs to be more transparent. The chairwoman of the conservancy defended the salaries, saying they are fair and the conservancy does a good job. ( Photo courtesy : Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy ...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:38:53

Boston parks nonprofit unveils salary structureBoston.comDavid Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute says the agency needs to be more transparent. The chairwoman of the conservancy defended the salaries, saying they are fair and the conservancy does a good job.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:09:45

Greenway releases salaries, recordsBoston HeraldDavid Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute said, "If you're getting government money, then you have to be completely transparent." He said Brennan should be "embarrassed to be accepting such large bonuses." Brennan declined to comment yesterday.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:42:48

New Report Highlights Rhode Island's Disastrous Business ClimateGoLocalProvThe report examines five business climate rankings – three from research organizations (The Tax Foundation, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, and the Beacon Hill Institute) and two by media outlets (Forbes and CNBC) – and finds that, ...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:57:31

Conservative Think Tank Rips Chafee on TaxesGoLocalProv"As we have seen with recent tax increases in Illinois, California and even Greece, tax increases never generate the necessary revenue to close a budget gap," said Paul Bachman, Director of Research at the Beacon Hill Institute, which developed the ...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:49:05

Debate turns into a South Carolina smackdownTucsonSentinel.comThe June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:21:39

Fact check: CNN South Carolina debateTucson CitizenThe June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ...

Fact check: CNN South Carolina debateUSA TODAYThe June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:34:38

South Carolina SmackdownFactCheck.orgThe June 2011 study came from the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. A much lower estimate was issued by the nonpartisan Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, which estimated that the law cost $707 million in fiscal 2010, with the state paying ...

The Supreme Court created a monsterSalon"It was something you might take out of the liberal Democratic playbook," said David Tuerck, director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute. Romney eventually withdrew the proposal. But Tuerck warns Iowa conservatives that Romney's signature health ...

Sun, 8 Jan 2012 03:27:01

What's Ahead for Attorneys in 2012 - One Lawyer's ViewLawfuelIn mid-December, Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute predicted that the state's economy will grow by 2.8% and 65000 jobs in 2012. We at Major, Lindsey & Africa have experienced this first-hand: We made 37 percent more global law firm placements ...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:49:53

Beware of Mitt, say Bay State conservativesSalon"It was something you might take out of the liberal Democratic playbook," said David Tuerck, director of the conservative Beacon Hill Institute. Romney eventually withdrew the proposal. But Tuerck warns Iowa conservatives that Romney's signature health ...

Report lists steps to make Mass. more competitiveThe Boston GlobeDavid Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston think tank that supports limited government, said some of the goals in the report are so vague - such as the promise to review existing regulations - that he doubted they would ...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:37:30

Checking the elephant for a pulseCommonWealth magazineThere are intellectual engines for conservatives from the Pioneer Institute and the Beacon Hill Institute. Redmassgroup.com provides a punchy daily blog on conservative, libertarian, and party politics. Barney Frank is leaving. Bill Keating is moving. ...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:41:51

Expect Higher Electricity PricesCanada Free Press[v] The Beacon Hill Institute of Suffolk University performed a number of state studies dealing with renewable and efficiency programs. They estimated that: Green Energy Programs in Massachusetts would increase average electricity prices by 2.6 cents ...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:34:14

More people moving into Louisiana than outThe Daily Advertiser... ranking of state business climates, including those published by Chief Executive magazine, Forbes, Site Selection magazine, CNBC, Business Facilities magazine, Beacon Hill Institute, Area Development magazine, and Pollina Corporate Real Estate.

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:39:10

A RESPONSE TO ATTACKS ON RENEWABLE ENERGYElectroIQStill, Norquist chooses to focus on a report - not yet released at the time of this writing - by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ...

A Response To Attacks On Renewable EnergyEarthTechlingStill, Norquist chooses to focus on a report – not yet released at the time of this writing – by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:01:19

A Response To Attacks On Renewable EnergyEnvironmental Defense Fund (blog)Still, Norquist chooses to focus on a report – not yet released at the time of this writing – by the Beacon Hill Institute, a conservative group founded by Republican politician Ray Shamie, to support some rather speculative claims. ...

Rethink renewable energy mandatesPoliticoSuffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute has examined the effects of these mandates in individual states, and the results don't get better. The RES in North Carolina, one of 2012's key battleground states, is projected to reduce real disposable ...

LED highlights La. economic success in 2011Sulphur Southwest Daily News"Louisiana now stands at its highest position ever on every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, CNBC, Forbes, Pollina Corporate Real ...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:44:29

State revenues expected to slowWorcester TelegramThe forecasts were offered by the state Department of Revenue, the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the Beacon Hill Institute and a pair of economists from Northeastern University and Harvard University. Each said its forecasts could be ...

Mass. taxpayers in line for slight income tax cutBoston.comThe taxpayers foundation forecast revenues to increase 3.9 percent, or $822 million, while another independent research group, the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University, came in with a slightly more optimistic projection of 4.1 percent growth ...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:51:53

Mitt Romney: Panderer-in-chiefDaily CallerSixty percent of this burden has fallen on individuals and businesses. The predictable result: price controls. Due to a massive spike in health care costs, Romneycare has led to government-imposed HMO rate caps. According to the Beacon Hill Institute, ...

Fact Checking the Debate in IowaABC News (blog)But an analysis by Americans for Tax Reform and the Beacon Hill Institute found that the act will destroy far fewer jobs, more to the tune of 120000 to 700000. Yet another report, from the Urban Institute, predicted the act "will not have noticeable ...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:51

EVT go homeWorcester TelegramAccording to a study released last week by the Beacon Hill Institute, the EVT would tax the sale of investment partnerships or interests as income, not as capital gains. That would mean tax rates of up to 35 percent, rather than the long-term capital ...

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:09:09

'Dumper' scam bleed$ us dry [Boston Herald]Insurance News Net (press release)"This is going to affect the national health care law on a grand scale," said Paul Bachman , the Beacon Hill Institute's research director. "Nationally, restricted enrollment periods will help, but that will be offset by the greater number of people ...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:50:00

Louisiana Leaps 14 Spots in Forbes Best States for BusinessKATC Lafayette NewsOver the past few years, Louisiana has moved up significantly in every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development magazine, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities magazine, Chief Executive magazine, ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:25:27

Romney not backing down from RomneyCareUnited LibertyA recent report from Suffolk University's Beacon Hill Institute notes that it has cost the state 18000 jobs. And the program has needed bailouts from the federal government to survive. Sally Pipes noted the impact of the program back in April, ...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:45:46

Another stalled 'stimulus'Boston Herald"Hundreds of thousands of clunkers were removed from the market and that caused used car prices to surge dramatically," said Paul Bachman of the Beacon Hill Institute, who studied the program. "That hurt consumers, especially young and low-income ...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:58:12

AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More RevenueSacramento BeeThe estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:33:04

AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More RevenueStock Markets ReviewThe estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:32:15

AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More RevenuePR Newswire (press release)The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ...

AFFT Data Shows FairTax Generates More RevenueMarketWatch (press release)The estimates were provided by David Tuerck, Chairman of the Economics Department and Executive Director of the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston. "Because revenues from a consumption tax are always more stable over the business ...

Louisiana's business climate is hotWWL First NewsOver the last few years, Louisiana has moved up significantly in every national ranking of state business climates, including those published by Area Development, Beacon Hill Institute, Business Facilities magazine, Chief Executive magazine, CNBC, ...

'Betterment' days bully taxpayersBoston HeraldIt is obvious they are taking advantage to further their political goals," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute, which advocates for government fiscal responsibility. Of course, the teachers union will deny the coincidence or claim it is ...

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:16:50

'Cash for Clunkers' a lemon, studies sayBoston Herald"Hundreds of thousands of clunkers were removed from the market and that caused used car prices to surge dramatically," said Paul Bachman, research director at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University who studied the give-away. ...

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:44:24

Benefits of dumping property tax arguedDickinson PressSupporters of the ballot measure commissioned a study by the Beacon Hill Institute, a Boston think tank, which estimated the change would increase each North Dakotan's disposable income by $876, or 3.2 percent, in its first year. ...

Pols go private on casino dealingsBoston Herald"They want to be free to negotiate without scrutiny to the public, but that's a bad way for government to operate," said David Tuerck of the Beacon Hill Institute. "They do this because they get away with it — they keep getting re-elected to office. ...